09.06.2025

Russian Poetry Recital Unites International Voices at IKBFU

On June 6, in celebration of Russian Language Day, international students took part in the annual IKBFU Russian Poetry Recital Competition. This year's participants included IKBFU students from India and China, cadets from the Ushakov Baltic Naval Academy representing Guinea, Mozambique, South Africa, Libya, and Congo, students from IKBFU’s representative offices in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and Samarkand (Uzbekistan), and from the partner university Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

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Daria Gerber, Director of the International Office:
The Russian Poetry Recital Competition is part of our fifth annual Marathon of Russian Language and Culture. This year holds particular significance as we mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Today’s event is honoring courage, resilience, the human spirit, and love for the motherland and family.

The Recital Competition is held as part of the annual Marathon of Russian language and Culture, which began on May 30 with a tour of the Museum of Soviet Childhood and a screening of classic Soviet animation. From June 2 to 6, international students also took part in an online quiz exploring Russian language and culture.

Tatyana Tsvigun, Advisor to the Rectorate for Russian Language and Development of Humanitarian Education:
Each year on June 6, we come together to celebrate the richness of the Russian language, which finds some of its deepest expression in poetry. Poetry is the language of feeling and experience — it demands more than knowledge, it calls for voice and emotion. For many years now, June has brought us this unique and wonderful celebration.

In honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory, many students chose to recite poems from the wartime era. An expert jury evaluated the performances, and the most expressive readers were awarded commemorative gifts and books by Russian-speaking authors.

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Mentioned persons

Tatyana Tsvigun

Advisor to the Rectorate for Russian Language and Development of Humanitarian Education

Daria Gerber

Director of International Office